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B68 8BG lies on Old College Avenue in Oldbury. B68 8BG is located in the Langley electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Sandwell and the English Parliamentary constituency of Warley. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since November 2012.

B68 8BG maps

B68 8BG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
B68 8BG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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B68 8BG geodata

Easting399142
Northing286980
Latitude52.480744
Longitude-2.014062

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B68 8BG?

StreetOld College Avenue
Town/CityOldbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictB68

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B68 8BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B68 8BG as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation170m558ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardLangley
ConstituencyWarley

Transport

Nearest bus stops to B68 8BG

Pound Rd (Wolverhampton Road)Bristnall Fields60m
Pound Rd (Wolverhampton Road)Bristnall Fields82m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields95m
St Matthews Road (Brook Rd)Bristnall Fields103m
Sandwell College (Pound Rd)Bristnall Fields114m

Nearest railway stations to B68 8BG

Rowley Regis Station1.2km
Langley Green Station1.6km
Old Hill Station3.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in B68 8BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B68 8BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed34.3Mbps
Average download speed28.2Mbps
Maximum download speed46.32Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed6.3Mbps
Average upload speed5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed8.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in B68 8BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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B68 8BG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B68 8BG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)228,099
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)9,504
Median (kWh/meter)9,009

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)60,580
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)3,564
Median (kWh/meter)2,509

Deprivation

63.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than B68 8BG:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B68 8BG (metres)

Old Dispensary
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
234 Causeway Green Road
318m
Grafton's Sandwich Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
20 Penncricket Lane
324m
Paradise Nation Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
210 Causeway Green Road
334m

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Nearest post box to B68 8BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Wolerhampton Road / Leahouse Road17:1512:00169m
Ferndale Road / Falcon Road17:1512:00285m
Causeway Green Post Office17:1512:00368m

B68 8BG ITL and B68 8BG LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for B68 8BG:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG3West Midlands
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG37Sandwell
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000028Sandwell

B68 8BG census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for B68 8BG:

CodeName
OAE00050579
LSOAE01010000Sandwell 030A
MSOAE02002072Sandwell 030

Nearest postcodes to B68 8BG

B68 8BFOld College Avenue30m
B68 8AABrook Road92m
B68 8PXLeahouse Gardens131m
B68 8NLHollyoake Close142m
B68 8NBPound Road150m
B68 8ABSt Matthews Road158m
B68 8DBWolverhampton Road163m
B68 8ARFerndale Road169m
B68 8LZPound Close180m
B68 8PDLeahouse Road223m